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A Derby County supporter has been banned from football matches for three years after threatening and intimidating a pensioner on a train. Blane Repton, 20, of Buckminster Close, Derby, was found guilty of threatening behaviour on board a train from Stoke to Derby on Saturday, 12 September 2015. Repton was also ordered to undertake 12 months community service, 40 hours of unpaid work and pay a fine of £295, after appearing at Southern Derby Magistrates' Court on Friday October 16 2015....

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Amjad Ashraf found guilty in drugs conspiracy case

October 23, 2015, 6:35 am

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Amjad Ashraf has been found guilty of being part of a conspiracy to produce thousands of pounds worth of cannabis for commercial supply at a house in Derby. His friend and co-accused, Mudassar Riaz, has been cleared. Ashraf, 34, of Madeley Street, Derby, owned the house, in Osmaston Road, Derby. Riaz, 33, of Crewe Street, Derby, and Ashraf, had both denied involved in the conspiracy. Two other defendants – Stephen O'Neil and Maria Persico – have already pleaded guilty. More to...

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October 23, 2015, 6:56 am

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Police hunt for two missing teenage girls from Derby

October 23, 2015, 8:45 am

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POLICE are hunting for two Derby teenagers after they were reported missing. Kyra Newton, 17, was last seen around 7am and Jade Goodwright, 14, was seen in the early hours of today (Friday, October 23) in the Burton Road area of the city. Officers said the pair may be together and have links to Nottingham, Chesterfield and Derby. A spokesman for Derbyshire police said: "Kyra is described as white, 5ft 5ins tall with shoulder length blonde hair. "She was last seen...

Psychotic Derbyshire drug taker Santino Genovese stabbed lodger...

October 23, 2015, 8:49 am

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A psychotic graduate whose illness was made worse by smoking cannabis stabbed his lodger to death and also slashed his friend after watching a violent film. Santino Genovese had not been diagnosed with a mental illness before he killed Paul Averill and attempted to murder Jason Goodacre after he and Mr Goodacre watched Lucy, "a very violent film" about a merciless warrior who turns the tables on her captors. Mr Goodacre was staying at Genovese's home, in Charlotte Street, Ilkeston, and...

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October 23, 2015, 9:10 am

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Mum cautioned for slapping daughter in Derby Bus Station

October 23, 2015, 11:04 am

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A woman has been cautioned for slapping her four-year-old daughter across the face at Derby Bus Station. A woman intervened and then the mum swore at her and pushed her during the incident on Wednesday. The 35 year-old was arrested on suspicion of common assault. She was interviewed by officers and received two cautions. The child is now being looked after by social care.

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October 23, 2015, 12:36 pm

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The EuroMillions jackpot is an estimated £22 million double-rollover, after no-one won Tuesday's £15.6 million top prize. The winning numbers for the main draw are: 7, 25, 30, 32 and 39. The Lucky Stars are: 2 and 8.

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Firefighters rescue man from flat blaze in Normanton

October 23, 2015, 1:05 pm

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Firefighters have tonight rescued a man from a heavily smoked flat in Normanton. The incident happened at 9pm in Hartington Street. Crews rescued a man who was trapped in the flat. The fire started in his oven where he had left some food unattended. Nobody was thought to be seriously injured.

Clothing firm takes on extra staff to meet orders

October 23, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A DERBYSHIRE firm which makes women's clothing has added more staff to its ranks to keep up with growing demand for its products.Over the past couple of months, David Nieper, based at Alfreton, has added nine trainees to its workforce of 230 staff.The new recruits have since embarked on an intensive in-house training course at the firm's "sewing school".The company is now set to take on more staff to boost production in its sewing rooms to fulfil its order book.This month, the company...

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October 23, 2015, 10:00 pm

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RESIDENTS and councillors have welcomed plans to install bollards at Alvaston Park to stop the problem of nuisance motorbike riders.A decision over funding for the bollards will be made on Monday but city councillor Mark Tittley was confident it would be accepted.It would mean seven of the park's exits will be blocked by them meaning that police would only have to patrol two exits.Mr Tittley, city councillor for Alvaston, said that the plans were vital to solve the problem, which he said...

Women woke in the night to find burglar in Derby home

October 23, 2015, 10:05 pm

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A BURGLAR was pushed down the stairs by two women who woke to find the intruder rummaging in their bedroom.Dominic Ward, 18, of no fixed address, left the house in Warner Street, Derby, where there were also young children asleep, with £3,200 in cash, handbags and three mobile phones, only to burgle another home two hours later.In the second home, which in Abbots Barn Place, Derby, he fled with nothing after disturbing the woman who lived there.At Derby Crown Court, Ward admitted burglary...

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October 23, 2015, 10:10 pm

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A COMMUNITY leader and businessman from Derby has been convicted of being involved in a conspiracy to produce thousands of pounds worth of cannabis.A jury found Amjad Ashraf guilty of allowing the class B drug to be grown in a house he owned in Osmaston Road.But they cleared his friend and co-accused, Mudassar Riaz, of the same charge.The trial this week heard that police raided the home belonging to Ashraf, 34, in November 2013. Inside they found hydroponic set-ups and evidence of cannabis...

Paul Averill: Family tributes to Derbyshire stab victim

October 23, 2015, 10:15 pm

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STAB victim Paul Averill was about to embark on a "holiday of a lifetime" the day he was killed. Santino Genovese had not been diagnosed with a mental illness before he killed Mr Averill and attempted to murder Jason Goodacre after he and Mr Goodacre watched Lucy, "a very violent film" about a merciless warrior who turns the tables on her captors. Mr Goodacre was staying at Genovese's home, in Charlotte Street, Ilkeston, and sleeping on the sofa on September 10 to 11 last year. He...

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October 23, 2015, 10:45 pm

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AMID the pressures and deadlines of an often frenzied newsroom, where tempers can rise and orders can be barked, there is an equally relaxed side to being a journalist.I say relaxed in the loosest meaning of the term as rarely do we get the chance to sit around exchanging jokes or bon mots with each other while ignoring the ringing phone.No, what I am trying to say is that, this week, one of the most rewarding aspects of what I do for a living hit me square between the eyes.And that was spending...

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Motorist fined for lack of care on Swarkestone Bridge

October 23, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A 32-YEAR-OLD Derbyshire woman has been fined £90 after admitting driving without due care and attention over Swarkestone Bridge.Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court was told that Beverley Cowley committed the offence while behind the wheel of a Ford Focus on February 11.Cowley, of Derby Road, Mel bourne, pleaded guilty to the charge and, as well as the fine, was ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £20 victim surcharge.Magistrates also endorsed her driving licence with...

Long-running legal battle over cats

October 23, 2015, 11:15 pm

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A BITTER five-year legal battle over the fate of 33 cats seized by the RSPCA from the home of a Derbyshire couple has spilled over into London's High Court.Dean and Diane Webb claim they had to flee Britain, moving first to France and then to Malta, after the RSPCA raided their home in Bridge Farm, Barrow-on-Trent, in February 2010.The couple said the charity's concerns about the welfare of their pets were without foundation but that they were shunned by many of their neighbours.The Webbs have,...

Derby girl says breath test at city hospital was a 'life saver'

October 23, 2015, 11:30 pm

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A TEENAGER who believes she was misdiagnosed with asthma for 14 years says a breath test that uncovered her real condition has been "a life saver".Lucy Walker, now 17, of Allestree, was diagnosed with asthma when she was 18 months old because her breathing sounded wheezy.She was prescribed three different types of inhaler, designed to keep her asthma under control.But, Lucy and her family believe she was misdiagnosed.At her worst, when she was aged 14 and 15, she struggled to walk...

Memories of being a school kid in Derby during the 1980s-90s.

October 24, 2015, 12:31 am

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Yo! Sushi in Derby to hold children's workshops

October 24, 2015, 1:00 am

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Yo! Sushi in will hold free sushi-making lessons in Derby on Monday ahead of its grand opening. The chain will be hosting workshops for children at its new restaurant in Intu Derby. The restaurant, which will be in the centre's food court, is due to open next month. Workshops will run from 10am to 3pm on Monday, booking is not required.